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The Indiana Pacers were the definition of blood, sweat and tears during his postseason career.
They went to game 7 of the NBA finals thanks to incredible returns and unforgettable moments.
Tyrese Haliburton had some of those, both positive and negative. He had two shots that changed the series in the playoffs, but playing with a calf in game 7 on Sunday, the Achilles broke in the first quarter.
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Oklahoma City Thunder, Alex Caruso, shoots at the Guard of the Indiana Pacers, Tyrese Haliburton, during the four of the NBA finals of 2025 in Gainbridge Fieldhouse. (Kyle Terada-Imagn images)
While the best man of the Pacers fell, Indiana did not flinch for quite some time. Leading in part time, it surely seemed to have additional motivation.
The Oklahoma City Thunder retired late to win its first title since they were the Seattle Supersonics in 1979, but certainly did not take the Pacers, or their additional impulse, lightly.
“Honestly, there was not too much time to think. We were in the middle of the fight, our season was at stake. I think we just tried to focus on how it would look without him,” said Alex Caruso in a recent interview with Pak Gazette Digital. “We knew they had guys who were quite capable, and they clearly did. They gave us a race for our money until the end. We knew they were not going to surrender.”
Oklahoma City Thunder, Alex Caruso, leads the ring beyond the guard of Indiana Pacers, Tyrese Haliburton, during the four of the NBA finals of 2025. (Images of Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn)
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The Thunder, with MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and a 68-winning season, were strong favorites to win the series, but the “Sunday Scaries” were in full effect.
“The way the series was developed, was a bit unpredictable. But the way in which their postseason had gone, exploded to the teams that were not supposed to beat, had crazy returns in the games that were not supposed to win. I do not think we underestimated them by any section of our side. We expected that they were very difficult, and that they were going to win. Caruso continued.
Caruso was in a local cane to help work a shift, 24 hours after his parade for the title.
“Back to work. Routine doesn’t stop,” he said. “It’s great. Before appearing, there was a line of hundreds of people sitting there waiting in advance. Love feels, and it has been a lot of fun.”
And yes, the Thunder celebrated a lot, despite the viral videos on their social networks reacting quite calmly.
Thunder’s Alex Caruso works “turn” of the NBA NBA championship by raising the city of Oklahoma de Cane on June 26, 2025. (Brett Deering/Getty Images to raise cane)
“There are a couple of hangers and many posterior waters,” he admitted.
